Author: John Weller

Company of the Day: Keystone Outdoor Advertising

Company: Keystone Outdoor Advertising Markets: Philadelphia Metro Market: Tri-State area targeting Philadelphia suburbs, Trenton and Southern New Jersey, as well as Delaware. Includes all bridges, major expressways and key arterials Headquarters: 536 Ryers Ave. Cheltenham, PA 19012 Phone: (856) 767-5028 Paid Advertisement

Anti-Farmer Billboard Violates Agency Rules

The Capital Press reports that two billboards in Washington State that accuse farmers of polluting water violated a federal rule by failing to note that the Environmental Protection Agency funds the group that put up the signs. A coalition of environmental groups and the Swinomish Indian tribe put up the billboards […]

Montana Considering Highway Digital Boards

After 10 years of proposals and public hearings, Montana may be ready to allow digital billboards on state highways according to reports in Missoulian, Montana Standard and the Helena Independent Record.  The Montana Transportation Commission is considering allowing non-animated digital boards and the outdoor community is optimistic of passage due to a […]

iHeart Media Debt Woes

iHeart Media is one of the largest media conglomerates in the United States.  They own 858 radio stations; Premier Networks, the top U.S. radio network; and iHeartRadio, among the nation’s top digital music services.  For those of us more focused on the billboard industry, we know iHeart as the owner […]

Baseball Season is Here!

For you baseball fans, the Kansa City Royals have been very creative in their use of Billboard advertising to remind us of the upcoming season.  Their latest, shown below, is an example of a simple but effective way to promote the new season with a 3D image of a ballplayer […]

OUTFRONT Expands Their On Smart Media Platform

Yesterday we carried OUTFRONT Media’s press release on the deployment of the On Smart Media platform with the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority.  Railway Age has commented that OUTFRONT Media’s ON Smart Media platform  keeps train passengers updated while offering  advertising partners state-of-the-art addressable screens. The On Smart Technology is now available in both […]

Digital Board Proposal For Little Rock

The Little Rock Board of Director’s has an agenda item posted to review the conversion to digital of up to 4 billboards along Interstate 630 and on the corner of Kanis & Shackleford Roads. The Arkansas Times reports that the current ordinance was meant to prevent alterations to billboards grandfathered […]

San Diego Billboard Dispute

An arrangement between a neighborhood association and a motel owner ran into some trouble in the San Diego area.  The San Diego Reader reports that Clear Channel has objected to a notice received from the owner of the Dolphin Motel to remove their billboard.  The owners of the motel had […]

Art Lives Billboard Campaign

If you were to drive down Sunset Boulevard in the Silver Lake area you would see this billboard, a collaboration between Lamar Advertising,  RAREFORM and artist Tyler Ramsey.  This is the second installment in Lamar’s Art Lives Billboard Campaign originally announced in October 2015. Insiders Take:  Always a positive to show the […]

San Mateo County Looks at Billboard Options

Reports from San Mateo, CA initially indicated the County was looking at potentially allowing the construction of billboards on county owned land along Highway 101 and Interstate 280.  It did not take long before local citizen groups raised their concerns in correspondence to County Supervisors.  The County responded by clarifying they […]